KILTS JAMES M 4
4 · Simply Good Foods Co · Filed Apr 24, 2026
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Simply Good Foods (SMPL) Director James Kilts Buys 80,000 Shares
What Happened James M. Kilts, a director of Simply Good Foods Co. (SMPL), purchased 80,000 shares of SMPL common stock in open-market transactions on April 23, 2026. The filing reports a weighted average purchase price of $12.39 per share for a total purchase value of $991,480. This was a purchase (acquisition), which is generally treated by investors as a stronger signal than a sale because insiders are adding to holdings.
Key Details
- Transaction date: 2026-04-23; filing date: 2026-04-24 (filed the next day; appears timely under Form 4 rules).
- Reported weighted average price: $12.39; total value: $991,480.
- Price range: purchases occurred at prices between $12.24 and $12.50 (footnote F1).
- Shares acquired: 80,000 (reported as open-market purchases, code "P").
- Shares owned after transaction: not specified in the provided excerpt of the filing.
- Notable footnotes:
- F1: Weighted average price; multiple trades in the $12.24–$12.50 range; reporting person can provide breakdown on request.
- F2: Some shares are held indirectly via an investment limited partnership for which Kilts and his spouse are co-general partners.
- F3: Some shares are held by an LLC owned by Kilts and his spouse with passive interests held in irrevocable family trusts; Kilts is the LLC manager and disclaims beneficial ownership except for his pecuniary interest.
Context
- This was a straight open-market purchase (not an option exercise, gift, or withholding). Purchases by directors can be interpreted by retail investors as a sign of confidence, but filings state facts only and do not explain motivation.
- No 10b5-1 plan or derivative activity is disclosed in the provided excerpt.
Insider Transaction Report
Form 4
KILTS JAMES M
Director
Transactions
- Purchase
Common Stock
[F1]2026-04-23$12.39/sh+80,000$991,480→ 172,854 total
Holdings
- 2,715,513(indirect: By Partnership)
Common Stock
[F2] - 895,157(indirect: By Trust)
Common Stock
[F3]
Footnotes (3)
- [F1]The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $12.24 to $12.50, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the issuer, any stockholder of the issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.
- [F2]Represents shares held indirectly by an investment limited partnership of which the Reporting Person and his spouse are the co-general partners.
- [F3]Represents shares of common stock held by an LLC owned by the Reporting Person and his spouse with passive interests in that LLC, owned by irrevocable family trusts, of which the Reporting Person and/or his spouse serve as trustees. The Reporting Person is the Manager of the LLC, and the Reporting Person continues to exercise investment control over the Reported Securities but disclaims beneficial ownership of the Reported Securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
Signature
/s/ Timothy R. Kraft, as Attorney-in-Fact for James M. Kilts|2026-04-24